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Day	Title (subtopics)	Activities	Homework/Assessment	What I need to do
1	Earths Structure -Geology -Cross Section	Notes Video	Handout with questions from notes
2	Rocks vs. Minerals	Inquiry activity: form a question after class discussion (on rocks vs minerals) and explore the answer by lab bench
3	Rocks vs. Minerals	Inquiry Activity (day 2) Review concepts Create class definitions
4	Rock Cycle -Classification (3 types) -steps of the cycle	Notes Video
5	Plate Tectonics -Continental drift -Sea floor spreading -Theory of plate tectonics	Pangea discussion Video of what scientists found across the coasts Map of movable continents (puzzle pieces)	Use colored pencils to show what continental edges fit together
6	Continents -Plate boundaries -how are mountains formed -stress in earths crust	Go over HW Review earths crust/layers Discussion about volcanoes and earthquakes Worksheets done in two teams (earthquakes vs volcanoes)
7	Earthquakes vs Volcanoes -Seismic waves -measuring earthquakes -Volcano formation -Volcano locations	Notes and worksheet handed out Slinky activity Volcano simulations (either in class or through video) Volcano discussion	Worksheet, if not finished in class
8	Review	Jeopardy Create multiple choice questions
9	Test	Hand in any late assignments Take test	Test in class

Chapter 22
Sections

1. Earths structure
2. Minerals
3. Rocks and the Rock Cycle
4. Plate Tectonics
5. Earthquakes
6. Volcanoes

Day 1

Earths structure

• Notes

• Video

• Homework worksheet

Day 2 & 3

Inquiry Assessment

• How are rocks and minerals different? (2 days)

Day 4

Review what we learned about rocks and minerals

Continue with rock cycle

• Notes

• Video

Day 5

Plate tectonics

• Discussion about Pangea

• Show how fossils were found on opposite coasts

• Use a map to see what continents fit together

• Homework is to use colored pencils to show what continents used to touch

Day 6

Review homework about plate tectonics

Review earths crust layers

Begin discussion about what would happen when the liquid comes up

• Who has seen a volcano?

• Who has felt an earthquake?

Split the class into two teams (Earthquakes vs Volcanoes)

• Teams fill out worksheets and find one video to show to the class

Day 7

Notes on Earthquakes and volcanoes

Begin slinky activity

(Maybe volcano activity? Depends on if the cleanup would be possible)

Slideshow of types of volcanoes

• Who can name some volcanoes?

• Why are there none in Rhode Island?

• Can they exist under water?

In class worksheet needs to be completed for homework if not finished

Day 8

Jeopardy Review for test

At the end, each lab bench needs to create a multiple choice question

• I will use four on the test

• The teams with the best questions get picked, and get five bonus points

• Present their questions to the class

Day 9

Test (20 multiple choice, 2 diagrams with fill in blanks, 1 short paragraph answer)

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